William Molinie
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8:26 p.m., October 13, 2022
France will strengthen its military presence on NATO’s eastern flank by deploying armored infantry vehicles and Leclerc tanks in Romania in the coming weeks. A very mobile tank, one of the most powerful in the world, flagship of the French cavalry which will take several days to reach the center of Romania.
What response given to the Russian bombings in Ukraine? Emmanuel Macron made the decision Monday evening to enhance the defensive posture on the eastern flank of NATO. France will deploy Rafales in Lithuania, a light infantry company in Estonia, armored infantry fighting vehicles and a squadron of Leclerc tanks in Romania. A major logistics operation for the Army.
The Leclerc tank, one of the most powerful
France will send a dozen Leclerc tanks to Cincu in central Romania. A very mobile tank, one of the most powerful in the world, flagship of the French cavalry. According to information from Europe 1, Army logisticians have been preparing for this for several weeks now.
With 60 tons of steel and shielding, it is impossible to fit them into A400M or Antonov type transport aircraft. There remains the option of the train or the road to transport them. Once regrouped and ready for departure, they will take 8 to 12 days by road, 16 days by rail. Not without having previously obtained the authorizations of all the countries crossed, including for maintenance parts and related personnel.
The ratio is of the order of one logistician for three to four combatants. In Cincu, a military base is under construction and should be able to accommodate several thousand interallied soldiers at the brigade level. This is six times more than the number of Alliance forces deployed today in the country.